Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28
AMONG THIEVES.
A MANS LITTLE AFFAIR WITH NEW
YORK BUNCO STEERERS.

The Sachcl of Samples-Tho Three Gard
Monte Men and tho Pretended
"Drorcr" Tho Einl< in the Card.
Money or Blood.
NilIaTn NJ Rosa is resident Ct Liberty,
Sullivan county. He was in Kingston to.
day lie is o so.idl;- built individual, wi i q
somewhat determined expression OF! his face.
Gr, his vest hp wca.,s {. gold badge OF tho
Grand Lrmy OF the Republic, showing taaS
L. is n, old veteran. Mr.. Rosa said to e TO-
porter OF Tho Freeman: Il had g lttlo affair
vic, lur,co s.cc-crs il New Yor.; Is mish1
be veil to tell, SO as TO warn others. havo
Tie dates crd other data :igha here. was
III Few IorI, Oh business connected with I'LL
estate. As wcs going down from to city
ln.l to take tho ferry was accos.ed by
ecutlema,l,y appearing man Oh tho street.
He rnado friends with me-. pretendin, to
know inc, cayin; lie was formerly from Mon-
ticc.lo, Sullivan county. Hc said he had
started !. factory up town to manufacture
cloth ont of horse hair. and he would like to
have ,nc go up md see it. He had found out
my business, which is that of an agent.
".Mt,' says he, If you don't wish to go
clear mp there, have St some samples
will go along with mer He promised to give
mo enough cloth for q suit of clothes. lle
would like to have mo take up n couple of sam
pies to some friends of his in Sullivan. He
mentioned the names of several firms in that
county that l knew, SO naturally did not
suspect ANYTHING. We got on n street car.
He paid my fare, and We rode up to Mott
street Ilc took ne to T.? Mott street, the
Fir. f,,t lo Inff hnr nf M mi lur |
have it here on my book In this room there
was n little table 10y the window with u cloth
over it, A man sat there as if he owned
the Office He didn't appear to recognize my
companion. The man with me said
A SACHEL OF SAMPLES.
AZ left my s,cin.l here
"'Oh, veS, cxru~. me- said the other rs he
reached under the table and took out n sam
plo sachrl He o;s'ncl it and showed about
forty different kinds OF cloth of different
ylrs and patterns. very nice, all numbered
in good order. He gave me the prices, which
| knew We're very low. | selected what !
thought | wonlI like to have for suit OF
clothes. About aS ] had made my selection,
in walks n man carrying an ordinary travel
ing sachcl, saving that he was from Mis-
souri,, and had just made !; sal" OF II nnmhcr
OF car load, of cattle amounting to S:"i,kO
At the same time he opened II Sachcl. show
ing large stacks Of money, with SlOj bills on
top Of each
And said he, I've been swindlrl ont of
sSM across the way by n set of confidence
men,
"'IIow is that" asked one of the men.
"'Wcll, got to betting, and seeing that
had lost | grabbed up these cards said he,
throwing dawn cards u>,l by three card
monte men, and that is all got.
"Ihrn the men wanted to know all about
it, He showed 10y the cards how it was done,
and all became very much interested. If
had i. 10 io over again though, said he, Il
would bet three new hats that | could pick
out the card
"'Wrll, said enc, 4 will TAKE that bet
$50 they tried it, ana the cattle dealer lost.
lie handed over II $50 bill, saying: That
viii pay for it, Then the confidence man
who had been with me spoke up and said:
IL will bet | can draw that card every
time
"'Hrry we'll said the drover Il will take
it, lie threw down some money and SO did
the u;hcr My profcsSrd friend drftly with
his finger nail put little mark or kink on
the card. | saw him do this, but seemingly
10 one else saw it. Of course, my com
pnnion won. Tho droycr got excited, mud
wouldn't give it up lie was determined to
try ieaSain.